Thursday, February 20, 2014

20/02/14: New aquaculture zone in Western Australia; FISHBOOST project; Chef turns fish detective

Kimberley, Western Australia has received environmental approval for a new aquaculture zone that will significantly increase fish production.

It is expected that the 2,000 hectare zone will produce up to 20,000 tonnes of barramundi per year.
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A new European research project FISHBOOST, hosted by the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (NOFIMA) began yesterday. Opened by professor Trygve Gjedrem at Nofima, a selective breeding pioneer who was instrumental in developing the first family based breeding programme in aquaculture for Atlantic salmon.

FISHBOOST will address the cost benefits of implementing selective breeding in aquaculture production.
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Top chef, Raymond Blanc - owner of the only two Michelin starred restaurant in the UK to be certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - has been working closely with the organisation on series of short animations about sustainable fish.

Officially launched yesterday, the films follow ‘Inspector’ Blanc as he investigates the curious cases of The Fish in the Canteen, Seafood Sabotage and The Fish out of Water.
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Fishing down the food web (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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